When the British military unveiled the SA80 in the 1980s, it was expected to be a revolutionary weapon system that would define modern warfare. Instead, it quickly earned a reputation as one of the ...

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The SA80 is the British Army’s main assault rifle, and everything about it just screams “1980s.” The British Army Rumor Service — a message board and comedy site — described it as the weaponized ...

For nearly 40 years, the British Army’s standard rifle has been the SA80. Officially designated the L85, the weapon has been praised, cursed, upgraded and carried everywhere from the Gulf War to ...

Though it's had a checkered history of reliability, the British SA80A2 rifle remains a mainstay in Commonwealth military units and has been upgraded to meet today's requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps ...

Pictured is the new SA80 A3 Assault Rifle in the hands of a Grenadier Guardsman.(Graeme Main/UK Ministry of Defence © Crown Copyright 2014) The British Army is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A British paratrooper using an SA80A3 rifle, which is much improved on the original A1 version - Cpl Aaron J Stone/Army The ...

December 15, 2005: Is the British SA80 rifle (officially designated the L85) a piece of junk? This is a question of no small importance to the grunts in the British Army. The rifle has been plagued ...

It’s fair to say that the SA80 has had a troubled history, with this British bullpup struggling to shake off its reputation as one of the worst modern military rifles. But how much does that matter ...

A UK L85A3 (SA80 family) rifle with M-LOK handguard. The SA80 is due to be replaced by 2035. (Janes/Amael Kotlarski) By early 2026 some tender requirements from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) are ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The 80s gave us so many great innovations, but this British assault rifle was not one of them. The SA80 is the British Army’s main assault rifle, and everything about ...